The Zhan Zhuang Energy ExercisesThe Zhan Zhuang, one aspect of Chi Kung, is a system of energy exercises that surprises people because at a quick glance it doesn't seem to involve any movement at all. Hardly 'energy exercise'! However, the difference with Zhan Zhuang is that whereas most exercise regimes consume energy, this actually generates energy. See
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The exercises can involve slow stretching movements or martial arts.
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This is an incredibly demanding form of exercise - it is deeply focused on internal growth and requires the practitioner to be able to stand like a tree.
This is an exercise system that is attracting a lot of attention at the moment, some of the health benefits being:
Zhan Zhuang enables the body to regenerate and revitalise all the energy that is within it. It reverses the process of decay as we get older. It not only raises physical energy levels, but is massively successful at increasing the fitness of the mind! A lot of illness today is caused through tension such as headaches, heart attacks and nervous disorders, but also because this tension creates weakness in our immune systems causing it to be more open to attack. We don't relax our bodies properly - we try relaxing by switching on the television, or running, jogging, playing squash, and of course sleeping. Yoga is very good for relaxing, but not very often are we able to achive complete and utter relaxation for the body's nervous system and muscle system. Zhan Zhuang lets us discover true relaxation, and allows the path to be clear to aid proper circulation of our natural energy to the body and mind.
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